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Willie Mays, born on May 6, 1931, is an American professional baseball player. Known for his exceptional hitting skills and defensive abilities, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest baseball players in history during his career in Major League Baseball.

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“I'm not the type of guy to go out and just say, 'Hey, I'm raising my fist to do this and do that.' I don't think I'm that type of guy. I wasn't a leader the way other people may have wanted me to be.”

People Thinking Way May Wanted Guy Leader Type Hey Fists Type Of Guy

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“I think I was programmed to do good things when I came into the majors. I knew how to play.”

Thinking Play Majors Good Things

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“I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.”

Thinking Saws Player Baseball Baseball Player Best Baseball

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“The greatest challenge I think is adjusting to not playing baseball. The reason for that is I had to come out of baseball and come into the business world, not being a college graduate, not being educated to come into the business world the way I should have.”

Thinking World Way Should Reason Challenges College Should Have Baseball Educated Graduates Adjusting Business World College Graduates Playing Baseball

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“"And my father didn't have money for me to go to college. And at that particular time they didn't have black quarterbacks, and I don't think I could have made it in basketball, because I was only 5′ 11". So I just picked baseball."”

Thinking Inspirational Made Father Black College Particular Basketball Baseball Made It Quarterback

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“What you are thinking, what shape your mind is in, is what makes the biggest difference of all.”

Thinking Mind Differences Shapes

Book:Willie Mays: My Life in and Out of Baseball

Source: Willie Mays: My Life in and Out of Baseball

“One of the hardest parts of practice is the criticism a player takes from his coaches. Some players think a coach has it in for them when a flaw in style is pointed out ... I know that when things start going wrong, for one, I get the coach to keep his eye on me to see what I'm suddenly doing wrong. I can't see it or I wouldn't be doing it in the first place.”

Thinking Knows Firsts I Can Eye Sports Practice Player Style Criticism Coaches Hardest His Eyes Flaws

Author:Willie Mays

About the Author

Born: May 6, 1931
Known for: Baseball player
Quotes: 42

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Born to play ballRelated source material

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